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KUMAMOTO ARTPOLIS
Tomoe T Yuki T Haruka T Chika M
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About ARTPOLIS
It is a project started in 1988 in Kumamoto located at the center of Kyushu. This project builds excellent buildings, and
creates a high quality life environment. It aims at the improvement of the regional
culture and the improvement of the city culture and the architectural culture.
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Contents
Kumamoto North Police StationMisumi Harbor Ferry TerminalYatsushiro Municipal MuseumPrefectural Decorative Tumulus Museum
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Kumamoto North Police Station
Address 5-13 Kusaba-cho, Kumamoto Ci
ty Architects Kazuo Shinohara Building area / Site area 2,230 ㎡ / 6,926 ㎡ Structure steel-frame construction and SR
C (steel reinforced concrete) construction
Construction period November 1990
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Known as the glass police station because reflective glass is used over the entire facade, this building has completely changed the public's image of the police.
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Misumi Harbor Ferry Terminal
Address Misumi-machi, Uto-gun Architects Shoei Yoh Building area / Site area 865 ㎡ / 1,520 ㎡ Structure reinforced concrete constructio
n Construction period February 1990
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Misumi Harbor Ferry Terminal is a concrete shell structure continuously reinforced, like a conch, by a double-spiral ramp.
The cone is 34 meters in diameter and 25 meters in height.
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Yatsushiro Municipal Museum
Address 12-35 Nishimatsuejo-machi, Yat
sushiro City Architects Toyo Ito Building area / Site area 1,432 ㎡ / 8,223 ㎡ Structure reinforced concrete constructio
n steel frame construction Construction period March 1991
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In this project, great care was taken to reduce the building’s overpowering.
The storage, wrapped in a metallic membrane, floats above the roof. This storage, which serves as a symbol of the museum.
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Prefectural Decorative Tumulus Museum
Address 3085 Iwabaru, Kao-mac
hi, Kamoto-gun Architects Tadao Ando Building area / Site area 1,448 ㎡ / 6,338 ㎡ Structure steel-framed reinforced c
oncrete construction Construction period April 1992
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The site is in the northern part of the prefecture, where the Iwabaru Tumuli are found. That group of ancient tombs includes the Futagozuka Tumulus, considered one of the most beautiful examples of a "keyhole" tumulus in Japan.
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